oysters – Alaska Sea Grant

Testing the waters of mariculture

By Tom Moran | March 31, 2026

A women, wearing a blue top and yellow lab gloves, displays a small plate covered with small red round slimy creatures.

An Alaska Sea Grant partnership enabled a group of Alaska Natives to dip their proverbial toes into the mariculture industry. In February, Alaska Sea Grant collaborated with the Central Council…

Oyster farmers learn the trade at Prince of Wales workshop

By Alaska Sea Grant | November 18, 2025

Participants in a workshop stand on docks of an oyster farm listening to an instructor. They stand next to oyster sorting equipment and boats, surrounded by calm water and forested hills under a bright blue sky.

For three days in September, the future of Alaskan oyster farming got to learn some lessons from its present. The Alaska Sea Grant Oyster Farming Operations Workshop gave six farmers…

Connecting with coastal residents at the Southeast Alaska State Fair

By Alaska Sea Grant | September 29, 2025

woman wearing orange hat shucking oysters. Large pan with ice and oysters lay on table along with a grill. A truck and mountain are in background.

As the short Alaska summer was drawing to a close, Alaska Sea Grant participated in the Southeast Alaska State Fair. This event has been celebrated in Haines for more than…

Alaskans trained in oyster cultivation

By Alaska Sea Grant | May 19, 2025

Group of people smiling and posing for camera. A boat house, dock and water are in background.

Last month, two dozen Alaskans gathered in Ketchikan to dive into a topic essential to the state’s growing mariculture industry—oyster seed production. While “seed” might sound like an odd term…